A Small Weymouth Bit by Sowter & Co - Bit406 latin america It closes with a billet

It closes with a billet fastening

These stirrups are made of iron

It has its original stitched leather keeper and a fine braided leather thong with cord lash

most of the points have corroded away

with a dark aged patina with a pitted surfaceThe mouthpiece has a central hinge or rule-joint

A Small Weymouth Bit by Sowter & Co - Bit406 latin america It closes with a billetA small antique burnished steel bit with a good patina. There is a low port in the mouthpiece. One of the cheeks is stamped "Sowter & Co", the other "Haymarket". Sowter & Co operated between 1848 and 1967. The bit has its original elegant curb hooks. Dimensions : mouthpiece 10cm (4"), cheeks 12. 5cm (5") Weight 254g (9oz)